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Gradys Hotel

A Grade II Listed Building in Swaffham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6466 / 52°38'47"N

Longitude: 0.6938 / 0°41'37"E

OS Eastings: 582335

OS Northings: 308836

OS Grid: TF823088

Mapcode National: GBR Q84.26X

Mapcode Global: WHKQW.MQKX

Plus Code: 9F42JMWV+JG

Entry Name: Gradys Hotel

Listing Date: 17 January 1973

Last Amended: 15 July 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1269574

English Heritage Legacy ID: 460639

ID on this website: 101269574

Location: Swaffham, Breckland, Norfolk, PE37

County: Norfolk

District: Breckland

Civil Parish: Swaffham

Built-Up Area: Swaffham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Swaffham St Peter and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description



SWAFFHAM

TF8208 NORWICH ROAD
809-1/8/81 (West side)
17/01/73 Grady's Hotel
(Formerly Listed as:
NORWICH ROAD
Lydney House)

II

Shown on OS map as Lydney House.
House, now hotel. c1760, converted late C20. Red brick; roof
of mixed red and black-glazed pantiles.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; 3-window range. East front with central
6-panelled and fielded door set behind porch on unfluted Greek
Doric columns. 6/6 unhorned sashes to ground and first floors,
3/3 to attic floor, all under gauged skewback arches. Brick
bracketed eaves. Hipped roof with 2 stacks. North and south
returns also 3-window ranges, centre windows blind, others
with 6/6 unhorned sashes. Attached to south return is a
single-storey C19 ballroom with 3 C20 French windows; hipped
slate roof.
INTERIOR: ballroom with C20 egg-and-dart frieze. Boarded C20
staircase. Cellar of 5 bays divided longitudinally by square
brick piers, each carrying a groin vault of shaped clunch
blocks. Lamp niches to side walls, some provided with smoke
flues. Scratched date: 16 July 1765.


Listing NGR: TF8233508836

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